High Power Microwaves

High Power Microwaves, Fourth Edition presents an integrated view of the high power microwave field. Authored by James Benford, Edl Schamiloglu, Jacob Coty Stephens, John A. Swegle, and Peng Zhang, this textbook from CRC Press pairs basic physical concepts with system design methodologies for academic instruction.

The text systematically outlines primary microwave generating technologies, plasma physics interactions, enabling technologies, and beamless systems. Coverage analyzes high power microwave applications alongside specific generating architectures, including relativistic magnetrons, magnetically insulated line oscillators, backward wave oscillators, traveling wave tubes, and O-type Cerenkov devices.

Updated practice problems positioned in every chapter provide structured coursework support for university classes. The material serves active field researchers and engineering newcomers seeking analytical grounding in microwave science.